Hello, Dexter Morgan (6 Dec. 2009)

Dexter is determined to take care of the Trinity Killer/Arthur Mitchell himself, at least in part to atone for the mistake he made. When Dexter learns that Christine Hill is in custody, he ... See full summary »

Director:

S.J. Clarkson

Writers:

James Manos Jr. (developer), Jeff Lindsay (novel),

Stars:

Michael C. Hall, Julie Benz, Jennifer Carpenter

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Michael C. Hall	...	Dexter Morgan
Julie Benz	...	Rita Morgan
Jennifer Carpenter	...	Det. Debra Morgan
Desmond Harrington	...	Det. Joseph 'Joey' Quinn
C.S. Lee	...	Vince Masuka
Lauren Vélez	...	Lt. Maria LaGuerta (as Lauren Velez)
David Zayas	...	Sgt. Angel Batista
James Remar	...	Harry Morgan
John Lithgow	...	Arthur Mitchell
Geoff Pierson	...	Deputy Chief Tom Matthews
Courtney Ford	...	Christine Hill
Rick Peters	...	Elliot
Jake Short	...	Scott Smith
Chad Todhunter	...	Kyle Butler #1
Ian Patrick Williams	...	Stan Beaudry

Storyline

Dexter is determined to take care of the Trinity Killer/Arthur Mitchell himself, at least in part to atone for the mistake he made. When Dexter learns that Christine Hill is in custody, he realizes that the police will soon be onto Arthur, so he sets up an elaborate ruse to send them down the wrong path. It all backfires and ends in another death. Arthur also learns his real name and the work he does. Meanwhile, Rita finally tells Dexter about the kiss at Thanksgiving, but isn't quite sure what to make of his nonplussed reaction. Also, Laguerta and Batista are caught kissing on a store surveillance video and Captain Matthews is set on having them both fired. They decide there's only one way to get out of he mess they've created for themselves.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 December 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

John Goldwyn Productions, Colleton Company, The, Clyde Phillips Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When character Debra Morgan gets up to remove Lundy's name from the white-board the costume clamps on the back of her shirt making it fit become visible.

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Quotes

Arthur Mitchell: Hello, Dexter Morgan!

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Connections

References The Karate Kid (1984)

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Soundtracks

"Blood Theme"
(uncredited)
Written by Daniel Licht
Performed by Daniel Licht

User Reviews

The only downside was the cliffhanger.

Arthur Mitchell, (a.k.a. The Trinity Killer), is looking for Kyle Butler, after he was seen by him, abducting a 10-year old boy. However, Arthur doesn't know that Kyle Butler is actually Dexter, using an alias. Dexter needs to kill him as soon as possible to end Trinity's killing cycles once and for all.

The fourth season started off quite slow, but the second half has been nothing but constant excitement. Credit must be given to John Lithgow as Trinity (he kills in threes). Somehow, he has been able to flip his nice guy image to play a genuinely terrifying psychopath. Somebody give this man an Emmy, right now. For those of you who aren't watching Dexter, how is it that you're missing one of TV's greatest and most suspenseful shows? The only downside to this episode is the cliffhanger, which should be very interesting for next week.